Seems like old Supes is getting back into the mainstream in a big way in the coming year. The invasion has already started although it’s been building up for a massive explosion sometime in 2006 I would think. What makes me say this today? It’s the season beginner of Smallville. I don’t watch TV. Or at least I hardly watch TV, in fact about a couple of weeks ago I watched an old interview with Micheal Moore, and Michael Stipes (from REM), and really enjoyed myself, but generally speaking I don’t watch TV. The only thing I watch however is Smallville. I missed the first 2 seasons and only really started watching it last year, but it’s very addictive watching, and generally speaking a good teen drama sort of watch. Oh sure we can’t help but laugh at these 25 year old posing as 17 year olds, but I’ve kind of gotten used to US TV being that way when approaching teen drama. I’m not a big fan of the freak of the week structure of the stories. The mystery is good, the general idea of Lex being his best friend is also a great twist on the already establish continuity and Lana is a babe, nuff said ^_^.

I haven’t read a superman comic since I was 14. And even then I wasn’t all that impressed by him. Having said that I bought a fantastic Graphic Novel (GN from now on) by Mark Waid and Leinel Francis Yu last year. Superman: Birthright. Fantastic stuff. I was actually loving all the nods and tweaks, and how well the characters jumped off the page. I highly recommend it if you’re a fan of Smallville. Hell the introduction was written by the creators of Smallville.

So we’ve got Supes on TV after a fashion, come July we’ve got Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely chronicling his exploits from the ground up, (for those in the dark these two gentlemen as some of the best professionals working in comic today).

We’ve got Bryan Singers (Usual Suspects, Apt Pupil, X-men 1 & 2) directing the new movie.

Yeah I’d say Superman is coming back in a big way, some 70 years after he was created.